Description
Netatalk is a Free and Open Source file server suite for Unix-like operating systems. In versions 3.1.19 through 4.4.2, a stack-based buffer overflow exists in the copydir() function of Netatalk's afpd daemon due to an integer underflow in the calculation of the remaining buffer size used for path construction. copydir() is a utility function called when a file operation crosses a device boundary inside an AFP shared volume, which the standard library's renameat() cannot handle. The function attempts to track available buffer space using srem and drem for source and destination paths. Incorrect arithmetic causes both srem and drem to underflow to SIZE_MAX. Consequently, boundary checks against strlen(de->d_name) always pass, allowing strcpy() to append filenames into nearly full stack buffers. Version 4.4.3 patches the issue. As a workaround, configure each AFP shared volume to be structured as a single file system, in other words no subdirectory of a shared volume should be a mount point for a different file system.
Published: 2026-08-14
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-62801 netatalk security update
History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Netatalk
Netatalk netatalk
Vendors & Products Netatalk
Netatalk netatalk

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Description Netatalk is a Free and Open Source file server suite for Unix-like operating systems. In versions 3.1.19 through 4.4.2, a stack-based buffer overflow exists in the copydir() function of Netatalk's afpd daemon due to an integer underflow in the calculation of the remaining buffer size used for path construction. copydir() is a utility function called when a file operation crosses a device boundary inside an AFP shared volume, which the standard library's renameat() cannot handle. The function attempts to track available buffer space using srem and drem for source and destination paths. Incorrect arithmetic causes both srem and drem to underflow to SIZE_MAX. Consequently, boundary checks against strlen(de->d_name) always pass, allowing strcpy() to append filenames into nearly full stack buffers. Version 4.4.3 patches the issue. As a workaround, configure each AFP shared volume to be structured as a single file system, in other words no subdirectory of a shared volume should be a mount point for a different file system.
Title Netatalk has Integer Underflow → Stack Buffer Overflow in copydir()
Weaknesses CWE-191
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Netatalk Netatalk
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T02:13:41.161Z

Reserved: 2026-05-13T04:38:01.165Z

Link: CVE-2026-45699

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T02:13:37.318Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-14T19:17:18.267

Modified: 2026-08-18T02:17:26.850

Link: CVE-2026-45699

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-14T19:05:46Z

Links: CVE-2026-45699 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T04:15:04Z

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